1152: Anxious Thinking Roots: Uprooting What Keeps You Stuck

The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

Gina Ryan

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In today's episode, Gina discusses four core hidden patterns of thought that can keep us in the negative anxiety cycle. Negative self-talk is a major factor in keeping our anxiety around. The other thought patterns are just as insidious. Practices for dealing with and even eliminating these harmful thought patterns are suggested.Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors!https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/ Thank you for supporting The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. FREE MUST-HAVE RESOURCE FOR Calming Your Anxious Mind10-Minute Body-Scan Meditation for Anxiety Anxiety Coaches Podcast Group Coaching linkACPGroupCoaching.comTo learn more, go to:Website https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership ProgramLearn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety? Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership:For $5 a month, all episodes are ad-free! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/Here's what's included for $5/month:❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with over 600 episodes❤ Premium meditations recorded with you in mind❤ And more fun surprises along the way!All this in your favorite podcast app!Quote:The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.-Tara Brach Chapters 0:26 Introduction to Anxiety Roots 3:02 The Power of Expectations 4:45 Challenging the Inner Critic 5:59 Taking Things Less Personally 7:49 Putting It All Together 8:47 Awareness as a Path to Healing 14:16 Embracing Small Shifts for Freedom 15:49 Closing Thoughts and Reflections Summary In this episode of the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, I delve into the roots of anxious thinking, aiming to illuminate the underlying patterns that contribute to our emotional struggles. Together, we explore four key areas that can help uproot these anxious tendencies and cultivate a state of peace and calm. I emphasize the importance of addressing these roots rather than merely treating the symptoms, as addressing the superficial aspects of anxiety often results in the same issues resurfacing in different forms.The first root I discuss is negative self-talk, an insidious habit that can go unnoticed yet significantly impacts our mental well-being. I invite listeners to engage in a reflective journaling practice where they can track moments of negative self-dialogue throughout their day. By revisiting these thoughts and reframing them with kindness, we can begin to break the cycle of self-criticism and cultivate a more compassionate internal narrative.Next, I tackle the expectations we place on ourselves and others. Many of us wrestle with unrealistic standards, believing we must always be in control and perfect. I suggest reframing these expectations by asking ourselves if we can hold our desires lightly and embrace the unpredictability of life. This shift in perspective allows us to approach challenges with grace and flexibility, rather than succumbing to panic when things don’t align with our plans. #anxiety #anxiousthinking #rootsofanxiety #negativeselftalk #unrealisticexpectations #shouldthinking #innercritic #takingthingspersonally #awareness #selfcompassion #mentalhealth #emotionalwellbeing #stress #worry #fear #copingstrategies #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare #mindfulness #therapy #personalgrowth #emotionalhealth #mentalwellness #resilience #healing #innerpeace #support #mentalillness #anxietyrelief #youarenotalone #itsokaytonotbeokay #GinaRyan #ACP #anxietycoachespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the year 2000.
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0:33.2	Welcome to the Anxiety Coaches podcast, a relaxing and informative show, where we explore anxiety, panic, and PTSD, sharing how you can overcome them for life.
0:53.1	Aloha. Welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches podcast. I'm your host and coach Gina Ryan,
1:00.3	and I am so happy to be with you again today as together we can consider the many ways to bring
1:08.3	your mind and body back to its natural peace and calm.
1:13.5	In today's episode, I'm talking about anxious thinking roots,
1:17.2	and I'm hoping to help you uproot what is keeping you stuck.
1:22.3	We're going to go beneath the surface of anxiety to look at the roots,
1:26.6	those hidden patterns of thought that quietly
1:29.8	shape our emotional landscape. Because if we keep trimming the leaves of our anxious thinking,
1:36.1	without tending to the roots, we'll find that those same fears and struggles just sprout up
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